Andre Agassi is not the best tennis player who ever lived. He is not even the best of his generation. That would be Pete Sampras.
And yet, 23,700 fans remained on their feet for more than 4 minutes
recently at the US Open, clapping so hard their palms turned red,
crying so hard their eyes turned red, showering the 36-year-old icon with
a send-off rarely seen in sports.